Päivän kuva: Yhdysvaltain ilmavoimien F-22 ilmatankkauksessa

Yhdysvaltain ilmavoimat on ainoa maa jolla on käytössään Lockheed Martinin suunnittelema ja rakentama F-22 häivehävittäjä. Vaikka monet maat ilmaisi aikanaan kiinnostuksensa kyseistä hävittäjää kohtaan jäi se silloin vain Yhdysvaltain ilmavoimien käyttöön johtuen hallinnon haluttomuudesta antaa silloin ylivoimaista teknologiaa ulkomaisten valtioiden käyttöön. Oheiset kuvat on otettu ilmatankkauksen aikana joka tapahtui pimeän laskeutuessa. Oheiset kuvat on ottanut:  U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum

A KC-135, assigned to the 509th Weapons Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., preforms aerial refueling on an F-22 Raptor, assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., over the Nevada Test and Training Range during the United States Air Force Weapons School’s Deliberate Strike Night, June 16, 2016. DSN is part of the final seven day Advanced Integration portion of the Weapons School curriculum; testing stealth and conventional airframes abilities to conduct attacks during the hours after the sun sets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

An F-22 Raptor, assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prepares to be refueled during Deliberate Strike Night over the Nevada Test and Training Range, June 16, 2016. This focus makes DSN a distinctive part of Advanced Integration and the unique training of the select Airmen who earn the coveted Weapons School patch and who ensure the air superiority of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

An F-22 Raptor, assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies as it is refueled in-air during Deliberate Strike Night over the Nevada Test and Training Range, June 16, 2016. DSN fits into the bigger picture of the Advanced Integration portion of the weapons school curriculum by testing stealth and conventional airframes abilities to conduct attacks during the hours after the sun sets.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

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